Cloud & Infrastructure · head to head
Render vs Sync.com
Render
Cloud & Infrastructure
A modern cloud platform for the next generation
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
Sync.com
File Storage & Backup
Cloud storage, backup and sharing with end-to-end encryption
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only Render has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Render the free Hobby workspace is limited to 25 services and 5 GB of bandwidth; Sync.com all Teams plans require a minimum of 3 users
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Render and Sync.com actually diverge.
Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Render
- Web services
- Static sites
- Background workers
- Postgres database
- Redis database
- Scheduled jobs
- Environment variables
- Custom domains
Only in Sync.com
Nothing recorded that Render does not also cover.
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Render
- Deploying web services, static sites and cron jobs from a Git repository without managing serversnot Sync.com
- Running managed Postgres and Redis alongside application servicesnot Sync.com
- Preview environments per pull request for small teamsnot Sync.com
Sync.com
No use cases recorded yet. See the Sync.com review.
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Render
- The free Hobby workspace is limited to 25 services and 5 GB of bandwidth
- Every paid plan charges the workspace fee plus compute on top, so $25 per month for Pro is a floor rather than a total
- SAML SSO and SCIM require the Scale plan at $499 per month
- HIPAA-compliant workspaces, inbound IP rules and advanced RBAC roles are Scale plan features
- Organization-level audit logs require Scale; Pro provides only workspace audit logs
- Contractual uptime SLAs, support response SLAs and a technical account manager are Enterprise only, and Enterprise is custom priced with no published rate
- Included bandwidth is 25 GB on Pro and 1 TB on Scale, with usage beyond that billed separately
Sync.com
- All Teams plans require a minimum of 3 users
- The advertised low monthly rate (e.g. $4/month for Teams 1TB) is a promotional annual rate described as 50% off; the standard monthly price is $8/month without the promotion
- Enterprise pricing for 100+ users is custom and requires contacting a dedicated account manager
Pricing, plan by plan
Render
Free- FreeFree
- 1 web service
- 1 static site
- Shared CPU
- Starter$7/month
- Unlimited services
- Dedicated CPU
- 2GB RAM
Sync.com
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the Sync.com review.
Which should you pick?
Choose Render if
- You need web services.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Api.
- You also want static sites.
Choose Sync.com if
Nothing in the data separates Sync.com from Render on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.
Questions people ask
- Is Render or Sync.com better?
- Neither clearly leads. Render starts at Free and Sync.com at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Render or Sync.com?
- Render has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Render and On request for Sync.com.
- Does Render or Sync.com run on more platforms?
- Render runs on Web, Api. Sync.com runs on Web.
- Can I use Render for free?
- Yes. Render has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Sync.com starts at On request.
- What is Render best used for?
- Render is most often used for deploying web services, static sites and cron jobs from a git repository without managing servers, running managed postgres and redis alongside application services, preview environments per pull request for small teams. Of those, deploying web services, static sites and cron jobs from a git repository without managing servers and running managed postgres and redis alongside application services are not what Sync.com is typically brought in for.
- What can Render do that Sync.com cannot?
- Render covers Web services, Static sites, Background workers, Postgres database.
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